The Saudi Arabian national basketball team secured their place in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers in Asia, despite losing yesterday in the final match of the first stage against Lebanon (60-90).
And green basketball took third place with the completion of the third group competition of the first stage of the Asian qualification for the World Cup, where Lebanon took first place, and Jordan – second.
According to the regulations of the tournament, three places in the first stage of qualification go to the decisive stage. The decisive stage of qualifying will start on August 25 with home and away matches, and our team will play in a group that includes the Philippines, New Zealand and India.
Al Akhdar starts their matches outside of the Kingdom, facing New Zealand on 25 August and then hosting the Philippines on the 29th of the same month.
He then flies to the match against India on November 10, and from there he heads to Manila, where he will play against the Philippines on November 13.
This stage culminates in February when he plays New Zealand on the 24th, followed by India on the 27th and two matches in the Kingdom.
